The cleanest and easiest medium to put creative ideas to paper---learn techniques of layering, blending, and glazing in a direct format to create beautiful images that often belie the medium. Students can achieve impressionist, traditional, or expressive effects as they find their own voice through exploration of color and design.

Learn to define light and shade using paint. Explore traditional approaches of monochromatic studies as well as contemporary approaches to formulate your own artistic interest in studies and finished grisaille paintings. Exercises include drawing and painting from plaster casts or still-life objects under dramatic lighting. No Class 11/24(Term 2)

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Drawing inspiration from masterworks in museums is a time honored tradition. Degas, Ingres, Delacroix, and Picasso each copied masterworks in the Louvre. Learn the fundamentals of drawing while finding inspiration in the Boca Raton Museum of Art galleries and sculpture garden. The class will also meet with the Chief Registrar to learn about the Museum collection of 19th and 20th century drawings.

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Designed for students who have a knowledge of basic drawing techniques, this class focuses on developing skills and exploring different drawing tools and styles of drawing. Students are encouraged to identify their personal drawing style as they draw from still-life, cast sculpture, and the live model. Class demonstrations and individual guidance in traditional and contemporary approaches to portraiture are provided. Students work in drawing media or the medium of their choice. A model will be present for half of each term. (No Class Mon. 1/15 & 2/19- Term 3)

Drawing from the nude model, learn the traditional method of depicting the human figure based on direct observation and timeless techniques. Gain an understanding of human anatomy from the simple geometric forms to the more complex structures of the body. Proportion, light, value, spatial relationships, perspective, and design principles are explored.

Using the human figure as a source of inspiration, learn proportion and foreshortening as you develop confidence in drawing from a live model. Define mass and shape using light and shading, and explore ways to integrate the background. Working from short gestural sketches to longer studies, students may choose to work in pencil, charcoal, ink, watercolor, or gouache.

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Explore the elements of a successful comic book and graphic novel narration. This course focuses on drawing skills and developing personal style for creating comics, short stories, or Manga-style illustrations. Explore a variety of techniques such as penciling, inking, shading, character design, and effective story structure. No Class 11/22(Term 2)

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The gateway to all the visual arts, learning to drawing can be a fun and rewarding experience. Learn to draw realistically from observation with exercises that focus on line, shape, mark making, shading, perspective, and composition. Discover how to create the illusion of three-dimensional form and space on paper. Each teacher takes a different path to teaching fundamental drawing skills though demonstrations and individual attention. No Class 11/22 & 11/25(Term 2), 3/31(Term 4)

Learn the advantages and rewards of working with pastels. A drawing medium in color, pastels are an excellent way to explore the integration of drawing and painting. Demonstrations on a range of pastel techniques provide a background for creating representation and expressive artworks. No Class 11/23(Term 2)